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Wanted:
Online Editor/Content Manager
Mobile Media Int'l www.mmint.com seeks an Asst. Web Editor/Content Manager for its mobile content services. Candidates should be enthusiastic, Netherlands-based, native English speakers with strong editorial skills, experience with online editing and a wide array content management, understanding of mobile services, and basic knowledge of HTML.
Send resume via email to
jobs@mmint.com
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i-mode |
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> 45.239m |
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EZWeb |
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> 19.464m |
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J-Sky |
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> 12.769m |
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PHS |
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> 4.49m |
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> 77.472m | |
Japanese 3G Subscribers
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Au 3G: |
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> 19.849m |
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FOMA: |
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> 17.58m |
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J-Phone 3G: |
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> 2m |
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> 39.429m | |
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Updated 11/30/2005 |
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News of Monday, February 06, 2006
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Japan Mobile Penetration agest 5-9 to reach 64% in 2007
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(2/6/2006) Under 10s and over 60s are expected push the Japanese mobile market up to 100 million subscribers in the next few years. According to the new Japan Mobile Market statistical handbook, future growth in the Japanese mobile market will be centred on the under 14s and over 55s as 100% penetration is reached in all other age groups. Penetration in the 5-9 year-old age group will more than double from 29% in 2004 to reach 64% in 2007 but the largest number of new subscribers in 2006 will come from the 55-65 age group, with 1.62 million new customers. (Yahoo)
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News of Thursday, January 26, 2006
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Japan’s KDDI profits rise on growing mobile business
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(1/26/2006) Japan’s number two telecoms operator KDDI said its net profit in the nine months to December picked up 2.5 percent year on year as a robust mobile phone business absorbed losses in its fixed-line business. KDDI posted net profit of 158.01 billion yen (1.38 billion dollars) in the nine-month period with revenue rising 1.6 percent from a year earlier to 2.23 trillion yen (19.4 billion dollars). The company said its operating revenue in its mobile business soared by 30.7 percent to 299.6 billion yen from a year earlier due to the rising popularity of music downloading service, the expansion of subscribers and a revision in pricing plans.
(AFP)
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News of Tuesday, January 24, 2006
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Vodafone Japan Mobile Phone Users Up Net 125,200 Oct-Dec
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(1/24/2006) The Japanese unit of UK mobile phone firm Vodafone Group said Tuesday it added a net 125,200 subscribers to its mobile phone service in the October-December quarter.
Vodafone K.K. had about 15.1 million users as of the end of December, the company said. "Vodafone K.K. benefited from the introduction of new flat-rate tariff plans and a steady improvement in the range and quality of its third-generation handsets," the company said in a statement.
Subscribers to its third-generation cellular phone service rose a net 564,600 during the quarter to about 2.3 million (Dow Jones)
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News of Thursday, January 19, 2006
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Melodeo and ACCESS China Form Joint Venture to Deliver Music and Digital Content in China and Japan
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(1/19/2006) Melodeo, Inc., a leading provider of software and services that bring digital media content to mobile phones, and ACCESS China Inc., a global leader in creating standards-based software for mobile phones, have formed a joint venture to deliver music and other digital content securely over mobile networks in China and Japan.
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The new entity formed by Melodeo and ACCESS China is providing the first platform in China to enable deployment of secure digital content via leading wireless operators and mobile media service providers. In addition to creating a new platform for digital content, the joint venture will license Melodeo’s market-leading mobile digital rights management (MobilDRM) and search technologies to handset manufacturers for both the China and Japan markets. With over 350 million subscribers, China represents the largest mobile phone market in the world.
(Business Wire)
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News of Friday, January 13, 2006
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Nokia resolves patent dispute with Japan’s Kyocera
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(1/13/2006) Mobile handset giant, Nokia, announced on Tuesday that it has resolved all patent related disputes with Japan’s Kyocera (KYR). Under the terms of the deal Nokia issued a license to Kyocera for patents dealing with CDMA, PHS and PDC standards. Kyocera would pay royalties to Nokia for all its CDMA mobile phone and module products, both the companies announced on Tuesday. The agreement resolves all the disputes between the companies without any contingencies, the companies added.
(EE Times)
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Japan Mobile Penetration agest 5-9 to reach 64% in 2007 |
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Summary (Yahoo)
Under 10s and over 60s are expected push the Japanese mobile market up to 100 million subscribers in the next few years. According to the new Japan Mobile Market statistical handbook, future growth in the Japanese mobile market will be centred on the unde... |
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Japan’s KDDI profits rise on growing mobile business |
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Japan’s number two telecoms operator KDDI said its net profit in the nine months to December picked up 2.5 percent year on year as a robust mobile phone business absorbed losses in its fixed-line business. KDDI posted net profit of 158.01 billion ye... |
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Vodafone Japan Mobile Phone Users Up Net 125,200 Oct-Dec |
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Summary (Dow Jones)
The Japanese unit of UK mobile phone firm Vodafone Group said Tuesday it added a net 125,200 subscribers to its mobile phone service in the October-December quarter.
Vodafone K.K. had about 15.1 million users as of the end of December, the company said.... |
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